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Traeger XL Pellet Smoker Review
The XL is Traeger's largest residential pellet smokers. With 836 square inches of primary cook surface it can cook 24 chickens or 16 slabs of ribs. This big boy has a large pellet hopper in front, two chimneys and two drip buckets. We give this one our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal.
Traeger Texas Grill Pellet Smoker Review
The Texas Grill is a large model in Traeger's line of residential pellet smokers. Although it has an upgraded digital controller, it is still an older style notched dial control like those made by Ortech. Not as good as a touch pad, but not bad. We give this one our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal.
Traeger Lil’ Pig Pellet Smoker Review
The Lil' Pig is a novelty smoker that consists of Traeger's Lil' Tex Elite dressed up to look like a pink pig. On the upside it has a digital controller and an eye catching appearance that Traeger believes is sure to make your guests "squeal". BUT it weighs and costs twice as much as an Elite.
Traeger Lil’ Tex Elite Pellet Smoker Review
Traeger's Lil'Tex Elite is a mid-size pellet smoker featuring digital thermostatic control. Thermostatically controlled pellet smokers can be more accurate than your kitchen range and let you load up your smoker at 11 pm, then go to bed and sleep soundly. Our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal goes to this model.
Traeger Lil’ Tex Pellet Smoker Review
In the past this popular cooker served as a great starter for people interested in pellet cooking. Alas, because there is no thermostatic control, it will not always cook at the same temp because it will not respond to ambient air temp. We don't recommend this model.
Traeger Junior Pellet Smoker Review
As the name indicates, Traeger Junior is a smallish pellet smoker. Unfortunately it has no thermostatic control, so temperature is inaccurate because it will not respond to ambient air temp. We don't recommend this model.
Traeger PTG Pellet Smoker Review
There aren't many portable pellet smokers and the PTG (Portable Traeger Grill) is the smallest we've reviewed. With 169 square inches of cook surface and about 6 inches of head room, cooking possibilities are limited. Still this unique little cooker has some useful applications and earns our AmazingRibs.com Silver Medal.
Pro Smoker BBQ – Model 100SS Pellet Smoker Review
Read our Pro Smoker review. The manufacturer claims this system will hold a set temperature between 1 and 2 degrees. That's a mighty tight tolerance and some competitors have questioned the credibility of this statement.
MAK Grills 1 Star General Pellet Grill Review
MAK took the pellet world by storm and quickly developed a reputation as a best in class producer largely due to their sophisticated "Pellet Boss" controller. MAK makes some of our favorite pellet smokers that we've ever tested and reviewed, easily winning our Best Value AmazingRibs.com Platinum Medal.
Yoder YS640 Review
Yoder is a brand revered by competition cooks for well-designed high end charcoal and wood fired smokers and BBQ grills made in the USA. In 2010 they introduced a line of pellet cookers. We reviewed their YS640 and awarded our AmazingRibs.com Best Value Gold Medal.
Yoder YS480 Review
Revered by competition cooks for well-designed, high end offset smokers and grills, Yoder recently introduced a line of heavy duty two pellet cookers. We reviewed the YS480.
Memphis Select Pellet Smoker Review
Our AmazingRibs.com Gold Medal Award goes to Memphis Select Pellet Smoker. Fit and finish are impeccable on these high tech, stainless steel luxury pellet smokers. The "Intelligent Temperature Control" is a sophisticated, touch-pad digital controller.
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